EP1650054A1 - Ensemble comprenant au moins une roue entraînée et un carénage pour camion et camion correspondant - Google Patents

Ensemble comprenant au moins une roue entraînée et un carénage pour camion et camion correspondant Download PDF

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EP1650054A1
EP1650054A1 EP05109867A EP05109867A EP1650054A1 EP 1650054 A1 EP1650054 A1 EP 1650054A1 EP 05109867 A EP05109867 A EP 05109867A EP 05109867 A EP05109867 A EP 05109867A EP 1650054 A1 EP1650054 A1 EP 1650054A1
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Bernard Bonnaud
Bruno Cornuault
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/06—Fastening arrangements therefor
    • B60B7/061—Fastening arrangements therefor characterised by the part of the wheels to which the discs, rings or the like are mounted
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/04—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins built-up of several main parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/06—Fastening arrangements therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/20—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins having an element mounted for rotation independently of wheel rotation

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  • This invention relates to an assembly comprising at least one drive wheel and a fairing for a heavy goods vehicle, and to a heavy goods vehicle comprising at least one such assembly.
  • “heavy goods vehicle” shall mean a vehicle whose total weight exceeds 3.5 tonnes.
  • Said generic term shall mean in particular, by way of example but not of limitation, a coach, bus or truck.
  • the drive wheels constitute an awkward element in this type of motor vehicle, especially in terms of appearance, as they interrupt the line of the bodywork.
  • the wheel rim should be fitted with a hub cap to conceal the most aggressive parts of the wheel.
  • a hub cap is obliged to follow the rotatory movement of the wheel during the advance of the wheel.
  • the present invention offers a fairing for the drive wheel of a heavy goods vehicle, which said fairing has compact overall dimensions but still provides satisfactory safety during use of the heavy goods vehicle.
  • the fairing according to the invention satisfactorily absorbs the energy released when a heavy goods vehicle tyre bursts.
  • the invention consequently relates to an assembly comprising at least one drive wheel and a fairing for a heavy goods vehicle, especially for a bus or a coach, said drive wheel being designed to pivot around a first axis, which in particular is substantially horizontal, for the purpose of advance of the vehicle, and around a second axis, which in particular is substantially vertical, for the purpose of steering of the vehicle, which said fairing extends laterally to the vicinity of said wheel when the vehicle is in operation, so that it at least partly covers an outer side of said wheel, which said assembly is characterised in that said fairing is not linked in rotation to said wheel around the first axis, so that it is not constrained to rotate around said axis during the advance of the vehicle, while said fairing is linked in rotation to the wheel around the second axis, so that when the vehicle is in operation it follows the steering movements of said wheel.
  • the invention also relates to a heavy goods vehicle, especially a coach or bus, comprising a body, at least one front axle and at least one rear axle, at least one of which said axles comprises at least one assembly consisting of at least one drive wheel and a fairing, characterised in that the/each assembly is as defined above.
  • said truncated portion is flush with the bottom of the vehicle body.
  • FIG. 1 shows a heavy goods vehicle in accordance with the invention, specifically a bus.
  • the vehicle is fitted, in a conventional manner, with a front axle 2 and a rear axle 4.
  • Front axle 2 is fitted with two drive wheels, of which only no. 6 is illustrated, and each of said drive wheels is associated to a fairing, of which only no. 8 is illustrated in figure 1.
  • rear axle 4 is fitted with at least two non-drive wheels, which are therefore not liable to steer, of which only no. 10 is shown in figure 1.
  • Figure 2 more precisely illustrates the assembly comprising said front wheel 6 and fairing 8.
  • wheel 6 has a rim 6 1 and a tyre 6 2 .
  • Said wheel is primarily designed to turn around a first axis marked X-X', according to a rotatory movement corresponding to the advance of the vehicle. It is also designed to pivot around a second axis, marked Y-Y', according to a rotatory movement corresponding to the steering of said wheel.
  • axis X-X' is globally parallel to the road, and thus usually horizontal.
  • Axis Y-Y' is globally perpendicular to the road, and thus usually vertical.
  • Wheel 6 is fitted with a spindle 12, of a type that is known in itself, which extends along said axis X-X'.
  • Said spindle 12 possesses a cylindrical shaft 12 1 , around which is fitted a brake lining 14, which is partially illustrated.
  • Said shaft 12 1 terminates in a cylindrical stud 12 2 , which is coaxial with and has a smaller diameter than shaft 12 1 .
  • Fairing 8 comprises a block 16 which joins it to stud 12 2 , a reinforcing frame 18 and a cowl 20.
  • connection block 16 comprises a globally parallelepipedal body 16 1 , which contains an opening 16 2 designed to receive stud 12 2 . As shown in greater detail in figure 4, there are two notches in body 16 1 . One is an axial notch 16 31 in relation to the main axis of opening 16 2 , and the other is a transverse notch 16 32 .
  • Two lugs 16 4 fitted one on either side of axial notch 16 31 , enable the transverse dimension of body 16 1 to be varied.
  • said lugs 16 4 contain openings into which a bolt 16 5 , associated with a nut which is not illustrated, can be inserted.
  • reinforcing frame 18 comprises a central area 18 1 which allows said frame to be attached, for example by welding, to connection block 16. There are also four arms 18 2 , which extend from central area 18 1 to form substantially a figure X.
  • Free end 18 21 of said arms namely the end opposite to central area 18 1 , presents a transverse dimension or width I greater than that of the rest of the arm. This allows the arms to be attached satisfactorily, for example by gluing, to cowl 20.
  • Reinforcing frame 18 is made of metal, such as stainless steel.
  • cowl 20 has a disc shape truncated by a straight line D, which runs substantially parallel to the road. As shown in figure 1, when fairing 8 is fitted, its lower end, namely portion 20 1 of cowl 20 truncated by straight line D, is flush with the bottom 22 1 of body 22 of the vehicle.
  • Cowl 20 also presents an outer flange 20 2 , which is recessed; in other words, it projects slightly in the direction of drive wheel 6. Finally, said cowl 20 is equipped with a flap 20 3 , which enables the user to access lugs 16 4 and bolt 16 5 manually. This allows easy detachment of fairing 8 from spindle 12.
  • Cowl 20 is made of a composite material.
  • its external part, opposite to wheel 6, is formed by a fibreglass-reinforced vinyl ester resin, while its internal part is formed by aramid fibre fabrics blended with fibreglass.
  • fairing 8 which partly covers the outer side of said wheel 6, is integral with the steering movements of wheel 6; in other words, it is constrained to pivot with the wheel around axis Y-Y'.
  • said fairing 8 is not linked in rotation to wheel 6 around axis X-X', with the result that it does not rotate around said axis during the advance of the vehicle.
  • fairing 8 is integral with spindle 12, which is linked to the wheel hub; in other words, said spindle follows the rotatory movements of the wheel around steering axis Y-Y', but is not constrained to rotate around axis X-X'.
  • a hub cap can be fitted, the top part of which is large enough to cover the tyre of the wheel.
  • the lower part 20 1 can be truncated so that drive wheel 6 of the heavy goods vehicle can come very close to a pavement without any interference between the pavement and fairing 8.
  • the invention also allows the absorption of the energy released if a tyre should burst.
  • the quantity of aramid fibres with high elastic strength is calculated so as to absorb the energy released without tearing, by means of a slight elastic deformation or slight permanent deformation.
  • the fibreglass also provides a perfect bond between the resin and the fabric, thus preventing delamination between the various reinforcements. Consequently, despite the shock wave generated when a tyre bursts, the hub cap remains in one piece, without being affected by any projectile material.

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